Drugs can't stop this deadly bacteria stalking 42 states

11:10 PM,
Nov. 29, 2012

University of Virginia Medical Center infectious disease specialist Dr. Amy Mathers talks about a bacteria known as Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE. The superbug that hit UVA four years ago ? and remains a threat ? belongs to a once-obscure family of drug-resistant bacteria that has stalked U.S. hospitals and nursing homes for over a decade.